What is the primary goal of the World Health Organization (WHO) as established at the Alma-Ata conference?

• A. To establish health as a fundamental human right for all individuals, families, and communities, emphasizing community involvement and multisectoral action.
• B. To promote exclusive reliance on biomedical care only.
• C. To regulate international trade of medicines.
• D. To fund only developed countries' health systems.

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is that Alma-Ata established a vision of health for all through primary health care that is accessible, equitable, and people-centered, with health seen as a basic right and achieved through broad participation and cross-sector collaboration. This framing matches the choice that states health as a fundamental human right for everyone and highlights the importance of community involvement and multisectoral action to address the social determinants of health. The other options diverge from this approach: relying only on biomedical care misses the community-driven, holistic nature of primary health care; regulating the international trade of medicines and funding only developed countries’ systems aren’t the central aims of the Alma-Ata declaration.